items tagged with Virus
New iPhone virus. Duh!
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-23 05:00:07
The latest iPhone virus has arrived. This one adds the iPhone to a botnet and changes that pesky default SSH password.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-23 05:00:07
The latest iPhone virus has arrived. This one adds the iPhone to a botnet and changes that pesky default SSH password.
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iPhone worm: the world has gone bonkers
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-15 01:30:12
Sophos' Graham Cluley is amazed at the reception given to the iPhone worm creator. Others have offered a mix of jobs and death threats.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-15 01:30:12
Sophos' Graham Cluley is amazed at the reception given to the iPhone worm creator. Others have offered a mix of jobs and death threats.
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iPhone smartphone virus onslaught now coming?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-13 01:17:04
As the ikee Rick Astley and the iPhone/Privacy.A iPhone malware attacks take the world by storm, will iPhones and smartphones now start becoming subject to the onslaught of virus attacks common in the Windows world of PCs?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-13 01:17:04
As the ikee Rick Astley and the iPhone/Privacy.A iPhone malware attacks take the world by storm, will iPhones and smartphones now start becoming subject to the onslaught of virus attacks common in the Windows world of PCs?
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The iPhone virus now has a payload
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-11 17:59:57
As expected, the Naughty Lads of the Internet have picked up the original iPhone virus and made it do something 'useful.' If you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch, change the SSH password NOW!
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-11 17:59:57
As expected, the Naughty Lads of the Internet have picked up the original iPhone virus and made it do something 'useful.' If you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch, change the SSH password NOW!
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iPhone worm portends precarious problem for Apple
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-11-11 01:52:08
This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-11-11 01:52:08
This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
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I just wanted to see it!
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-11-10 16:42:54
AVG technical experts recently noted that a large proportion of malware infestations were instigated by people fully cognisant of the risk.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-11-10 16:42:54
AVG technical experts recently noted that a large proportion of malware infestations were instigated by people fully cognisant of the risk.
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It's not just the iPhone. Virus can infect iPod Touch
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-09 00:04:53
The iPod Touch is an iPhone without the phone. This means the Touch is just as susceptible to the ikee virus as the iPhone.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-09 00:04:53
The iPod Touch is an iPhone without the phone. This means the Touch is just as susceptible to the ikee virus as the iPhone.
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The first iPhone virus – in the wild
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-08 20:09:28
If you have jailbroken your iPhone, enabled SSH and neglected to change the default password, expect to get infected very soon!
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-08 20:09:28
If you have jailbroken your iPhone, enabled SSH and neglected to change the default password, expect to get infected very soon!
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The first national computer complaints summary
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-07 22:50:55
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-07 22:50:55
According to a leading home PC support organisation, viruses and other malware are the leading cause of callouts in Australia. Are we surprised?
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Induc virus preys on Delphi developers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-21 02:43:30
A piece of malware specifically targeting Delphi installations is turning up in legitimate software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-21 02:43:30
A piece of malware specifically targeting Delphi installations is turning up in legitimate software.
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Dirtiest Websites are filthy in more ways than one
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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BitDefender introduce gamer orientated protection
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-04-01 23:50:31
When you are trying to squeeze every single frame rate from your rig systems such as virus and spyware checkers usually get in the way. BitDefender have seized on this and introduced GameSafe, the game players orientated software protection.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-04-01 23:50:31
When you are trying to squeeze every single frame rate from your rig systems such as virus and spyware checkers usually get in the way. BitDefender have seized on this and introduced GameSafe, the game players orientated software protection.
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Repeat after me: Conficker is a Windows virus
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-31 09:02:42
Over the past three days, I've heard several general news broadcasts touch on the topic of the Conficker worm, no doubt because it has been widely reported that April 1 will see some real action from this payload of really creative code.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-31 09:02:42
Over the past three days, I've heard several general news broadcasts touch on the topic of the Conficker worm, no doubt because it has been widely reported that April 1 will see some real action from this payload of really creative code.
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Letter from a CIO: why Conficker won't hurt our company
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-31 04:38:44
You know a virus is making it in the news when your network’s users start asking you about it (instead of the latest round of "good news virus" hoaxes.) It's prudent for those in technical leadership roles to send out encouraging messages why nobody need panic. Here’s a template e-mail you can copy-and-paste, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac infrastructures!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-31 04:38:44
You know a virus is making it in the news when your network’s users start asking you about it (instead of the latest round of "good news virus" hoaxes.) It's prudent for those in technical leadership roles to send out encouraging messages why nobody need panic. Here’s a template e-mail you can copy-and-paste, with versions for Windows, Linux and Mac infrastructures!
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Essential Linux tools for the PC technician
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-15 01:52:00
Recently, I blogged that every good IT technician really needs Linux in their toolkit – even if you're strictly a Windows shop. Here are more good reasons why a bootable Linux CD can really save your bacon including indispensable tools you must have.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-15 01:52:00
Recently, I blogged that every good IT technician really needs Linux in their toolkit – even if you're strictly a Windows shop. Here are more good reasons why a bootable Linux CD can really save your bacon including indispensable tools you must have.
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Time for an online banking security revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Kaspersky’s Anti-Virus for Windows 7 released as “prototype”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 02:40:33
So far, there are three “official” anti-virus partners for the Windows 7 beta – AVG, Symantec (with Norton 360 3.0 beta) and Kaspersky Lab, with the latter announcing the release of its Windows 7 solution as a “technical prototype”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 02:40:33
So far, there are three “official” anti-virus partners for the Windows 7 beta – AVG, Symantec (with Norton 360 3.0 beta) and Kaspersky Lab, with the latter announcing the release of its Windows 7 solution as a “technical prototype”.
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Newest Mac anti-virus/malware software turns 1.0 (and 1.3)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-19 22:56:34
Although many Mac users are of the opinion they don’t need anti-virus protection, security companies keep on delivering it, with PC Tools marking two important milestones: version 1.0 of its iAntiVirus software for Mac, after a successful beta process, and a very nice $0 price for home users - although business users are expected to pay.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-19 22:56:34
Although many Mac users are of the opinion they don’t need anti-virus protection, security companies keep on delivering it, with PC Tools marking two important milestones: version 1.0 of its iAntiVirus software for Mac, after a successful beta process, and a very nice $0 price for home users - although business users are expected to pay.
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Virus sinks Royal Navy fleet comms
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-16 09:50:05
Sir William Blackstone famously said the Royal Navy was something along the lines of being England's "ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island." But then there weren't many computer viruses around in the 18th century.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-16 09:50:05
Sir William Blackstone famously said the Royal Navy was something along the lines of being England's "ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island." But then there weren't many computer viruses around in the 18th century.
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